'Jihadi John' condemned 9/11 and London attacks in Cage recording

The London graduate believed to be Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” once denounced the 9/11 attacks and the 2005 bombings in the British capital, according to an audio recording released Tuesday. In a conversation with a member of British rights group Cage, Kuwait-born Mohammed Emwazi described how in 2009 he was interviewed by a British officer, reported to be from domestic spy agency MI5. Asked about his views on the New York and London attacks and the war in Afghanistan, Emwazi – speaking in a London accent – condemned the loss of life, but complained that his interrogator did not believe him.

If I had the opportunity for those lives to come back then I would make those lives come back. I think what happened is wrong.

Miohammed Emwazi, speaking about the 9/11 attacks in an interview with Cage

Cage, which supports people detained in the “war on terror,” was in contact with Emwazi for several years, and said MI5 had been tracking him since at least 2009. Research director Asim Qureshi last week described him as a “beautiful young man” who had been harassed by British intelligence to the point of becoming radicalised. Qureshi’s comments prompted a furious response among politicians and the media, with the Mayor of London Boris Johnson calling them an “apology for terror.”

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